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72 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries

72 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries


11 Aug 1944, R. E. Jones Wartime diary

Posted: 07 Jun 2014 10:15 PM PDT

Book / Document: 
Date(s) of events described: 
Fri, 11 Aug 1944

Rain squalls all night from the E & squally all day.

5 days oil, sugar & curry pwdr issued.

Ground rice & chopped wood, broke the axe-handle in the process.

With Steve pm.

Paper has little good news for us, all our attempts to advance frustrated.

Petition to come up re Stuart's promotion & the reason given for it, ie, "For services rendered during the War". If such be the case then a large portion of the Staff are entitled to promotion. As his probable promotion was mooted before the war it smacks of Masonic? favouritism. However, the Crown Solicitor has it in hand so must await developments.

7 Pkts cigs issued, the extra 3 being a balance on orders from the F.A. section.

Fire wood problem becoming more acute. 

11 Aug 1944, Eric MacNider's wartime diary

Posted: 01 Jul 2014 09:38 PM PDT

Date(s) of events described: 
Fri, 11 Aug 1944

"Peter Pan" (p. by Barbara Redwood)

7 pkts. cigs. Y3.15

night raid 9.35

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